Topical List of Writing Competitions

The following list of writing competitions is arranged topically. It is by no means exhaustive. Please check back regularly, as this project continues to evolve. Good luck!

Administrative Law
Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition
Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition

Admiralty & Maritime Law
TTIPS Law Student Writing Competition

Alternative Dispute Resolution
James Boskey ADR Writing Competition"
CPR Original Student Article Award

Animal Law
New York State Bar Association Special Committee on Animals and the Law Writing Competition

Antitrust & Consumer Protection Law
ABA Antitrust writing competition
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition

Aviation and Space Law
Air & Space Law Student Writing Competition

Bankruptcy
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Student Writing Competition
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Law Student Writing Competition

Business Law
Tupper Lake Business Community Writing Competition
ABA Section of Business Law - Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest
Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition
ASECA Securities Law Writing Competition
Attorney-CPA Foundation Essay Contest
Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Student Writing Competition
Trandafir International Business Writing Competition

Civil Defense
International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest

Constitutional Law
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Student Writing Competition
Center for Alcohol Policy Essay Contest

Construction Law
ABA Forum on the Construction Industry

Consumer Law
American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

Criminal Law
ABA Criminal Justice Section - William W. Greenhalgh Writing Competition
ABA Journal's Ross Essay Contest
State Bar of California Competition for Student Papers

Disability Law
Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition
Paralyzed Veterans of America Legal Writing Competition

Education Law
The George Jay Joseph Education Law Writing Award (no link available; see the December 1, 2009 post on this blog)

Entertainment Law
The Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

Environmental Law
ABA Section of Environment, Energy, & Resources - Student Writing Competition
ELI-ABA Endangered Environmental Laws Student Writing Competition
The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
The Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Writing Competition

Ethics
The American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
Bert W. Levit Essay Contest
Santa Clara Law 2011 Centennial Student Writing Competition

Evidence
American Judges Association Law Student Essay Competition

Family Law
ABA Section of Family Law - Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
Hofstra Family Law Writing Competition
Embryo Law Student Essay Competition
National Association of Counsel for Children Law Student Essay Competition
Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights

Federal Practice
James William Moore Federal Practice Award

Health Law
The American College of Legal Medicine's Hoffman Bioethics Student Writing Competition
The American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition
Health Care and Life Sciences Law Writing Competition
ABA Health Law Writing Competition

Housing and Community Development
ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Writing Competition

Immigration
Legal Language Services Writing Contest

Insurance Law
ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Writing Competition

Intellectual Property Law
AIPLA Quarterly Journal Publication Staff Competition
The Hon. William C. Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition
AIPLA Robert C. Watson Award Competition
The International Trademark Association Ladas Memorial Award
Honorable William C. Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition
Virginia State Bar Section on Intellectual Property Law Student Writing Competition (must be a resident of Virginia or enrolled in a Virginia law school)

International/Foreign Law
New York State Bar Association Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Award

Labor and Employment Law
ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law - Labor Lawyer Student Writing Contest
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition
Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law

LGBT Law
The National Lesbian & Gay Law Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
The Dukeminier Awards Student Writing Competition

National Security
William Mitchell Journal of the National Security Forum Writing Competition

Native American Law
American Indian Law Writing Competition
Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition
National Native American Law Students Association

Patent and Trademark Law
The Federal Circuit Bar Association's George Hutchinson Writing Competition

Real Property Law
ABA Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust - Quarles & Brady Student Writing Contest

Tax Law
American Tax Policy Institute - The Tannenwald Writing Competition

Technology Law
http://www.lawtechjournal.com/2009writingcompetition.php
http://www.itechlaw.org/MLG_Student_Writing_Competition.pdf

Tort Law
ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Writing Competition

Trusts and Estates
ABA Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust - Quarles & Brady Student Writing Contest
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition

Women and the Law
Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest
Victoria Fisher Memorial Prize Essay

Miscellaneous
American Judges Association Annual Law Student Essay Contest
All ABA Essays and Writing Competitions
Judge John R. Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation's Student Writing Competition
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws William J. Pierce Writing Contest
NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Writing Contests
Pacific Legal Foundation Judicial Awareness Writing Competition
The Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition
The California Supreme Court Historical Society Writing Competition
Nonsmokers' Rights Legal Research and Advocacy Competition
Futuristic persons appellate brief writing competition